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  1. Sexual violence and rape in the Middle Ages
    a critical discourse in premodern German and European literature
    Author: Classen, Albrecht
    Published: c2011
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin

    Location:
    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden / Hochschulbibliothek Amberg
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    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschulbibliothek, Standort Weiden
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1283402785; 3110263386; 9781283402781; 9783110263374; 9783110263381
    Series: Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture ; 7
    Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German; German literature / Early modern; German literature / Middle High German; Latin literature, Medieval and modern; Literature, Medieval; Rape in literature; Violence in literature; Women in literature; German literature; Rape in literature; Women in literature; Violence in literature; German literature; Latin literature, Medieval and modern; Literature, Medieval; Deutsch; Vergewaltigung <Motiv>; Gewalt <Motiv>; Literatur
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (vi, 272 p.)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    Introduction -- Female suffering and rape in Hartmann von Aue's Erec -- Nibelungenlied: a male poet reveals his fear of women -- Date rape, or the breaking of a contract? the problematic case of Mauritius von Craûn: modern legal issues in a medieval context -- Rape in medieval romance, with a focus on Heinrich von Dem Türlin's Diu crône -- Rape in medieval Latin and middle high German poetry: with some reflections on Walther von der Vogelweide and the Carmina burana -- Rape in late medieval mæren -- Rape in the world of the peasant class in the late Middle Ages: Heinrich Wittenwiler's Ring -- Apollonius of Tyre, Mai und Beaflor, and other late medieval narratives: the suffering of young women within their families -- Violence against women in late medieval popular song poetry and heroic epic songs -- The critical treatment of rape in sixteenth century Schwänke literature: the case of Hans Wilhelm Kirchhoff's Wendunmuth -- Epilogue

    Contrary to modern assumptions, sexual violence and rape were treated as severe crimes in the Middle Ages. This book examines the testimony in medieval and early modern German literature and traces the discourse on both aspects from the twelfth through the sixteenth centuries. Most comments about rape come from male writers, and medieval literature contains numerous examples of rape scenes which are mostly viewed highly critically. Previous studies on this topic have focused on English, French, and Italian literature, whereas here the emphasis rests on German examples
  2. Mental Health, Spirituality, and Religion in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age
    Contributor: Classen, Albrecht (Publisher)
    Published: [2014]
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin

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